By He Yin, People’s Daily Chinese President Xi Jinping reviewed the remarkable achievements China had made in 2023 and expressed the firm confidence of the Chinese people in forging ahead with resolve and tenacity in his 2024 New Year message, conveying a sincere desire of China to create a better future together with the rest…
By Du Haitao, People’s Daily The recently hosted central economic work conference stressed that it will be imperative to foster new drivers of foreign trade, reinforce the stable performance in foreign trade and foreign investment, and expand trade in intermediate goods, trade in services, digital trade and exports of cross-border e-commerce. In 2023, China’s foreign…
By Lin Lili, People’s Daily In Baoding, north China’s Hebei province, the congestion index in downtown areas during rush hours has been reduced by 4.6 percent, with an 11.6 percent increase in average traffic speed, thanks to an intelligent upgrade of the city’s traffic light system that allows real-time adjustment of timing based on actual…
By Cao Wenxuan, People’s Daily The world’s first commercial undersea data center, deployed in Qingshui Bay, Yingzhou township, Lingshui Li autonomous county, south China’s Hainan province, is in stable operation, said Pu Ding, general manager of the center’s Hainan Pilot development project. Weighing 1,300 tons, the facility is placed on the seabed 35 meters below…
By Zhang Tianpei, People’s Daily China has rolled out five new measures to simplify the process for foreign nationals seeking to visit the country, officials from the country’s National Immigration Administration (NIA) said at a press conference held by the State Council Information Office recently. The five measures, effective from Jan. 11, include relaxing conditions…
By Wang Weijian, Bai Guangdi, People’s Daily China’s auto exports hit 4.91 million units in 2023, according to statistics released by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers. From surpassing 1 million units in 2012 to exceeding 2 million in 2021 and 3 million in 2022, China’s auto exports rocketed past 4 million units in just…
By Zhu Lei, People’s Daily About one out of every three smartphones worldwide utilizes silicon substrate-based LED for its phone flash. Similarly, for every three flashlights in the world, there is one with such technology. In fact, many cities in China have extensively adopted silicon substrate-based LED chips for road and tunnel lighting. Silicon substrate-based…
By Xie Rongbin, Wang Jinyu, Chen Wei, Zhu Zhiyu China’s automobile production and sales in 2023 reached 30.161 million and 30.094 million units respectively, surpassing the 30 million mark for the first time, according to data released by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) on Jan. 11, 2024. This achievement solidifies China’s position as…
By Li Hongmei, People’s Daily China’s Fengyun meteorological satellites, among the diverse man-made satellites orbiting the Earth, monitor meteorological conditions on the planet at all times, making important contributions to global disaster prevention and mitigation efforts, climate change response, as well as sustainable economic and social development. Fengyun satellites are a series of remote-sensing meteorological…
By Lin Lili, People’s Daily Digital consumption is becoming an important driver for expanding domestic demand, stabilizing economic growth, and promoting industrial transformation in China. From January to November in 2023, China’s online retail sales reached about 13.96 trillion yuan ($1.96 trillion), up 11 percent year on year. Currently, the burgeoning new forms and models…
